Heching Report PORTLAND, Ore. — Under gray skies, smiling 8- and 9-year-olds in shiny raincoats skip across the Portland State University campus. Infants and toddlers are napping in the student center. These aren’t necessarily child prodigies. They belong to students who have come to college later in their lives than […]
VCE supports the right of veterans to use their earned benefits to gain career skills at the college or institution of their choice. Founded May 22, 2019 in Washington, D.C. By Veterans–For Veterans Are you a military veteran, servicemember, or family member that is a student or graduate of a […]
Education Dive By Natalie Schwartz The nation’s liberal arts colleges are at a crossroads. As enrollment sags and the public increasingly questions the rising cost of a degree, more small private colleges are closing or getting creative with their program offerings and educational models to stay afloat. There are a number of approaches […]
Politico By NICOLE GAUDIANO Presented by George Mason University With help from Benjamin Wermund, Kimberly Hefling and Michael Stratford DRIVING THE DAY DEMOCRATS, DEVOS DEPUTY SPAR OVER FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES: Diane Auer Jones, a top higher education official, was in the hot seat on Wednesday before a House Oversight subcommittee. Here are some […]
Education Dive AUTHOR Hallie Busta@halliebusta Dive Brief: Dlorah, the subsidiary of National American University Holdings that runs the for-profit National American University, earlier this month received an $8.5 million loan from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE), which runs a handful of college chains, according to SEC filings. The […]
Career.org Veterans Education 101 The GI Benefit is an “earned benefit” that each veteran earns through their brave service to our nation. The GI Benefit should not be defined as an economic subsidy for low-income students and never be counted alongside grants and loans offered to low-income students. Nor should schools be penalized for serving […]
NASFAA.org By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter The House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy on Wednesday held a hearing focused on oversight of the for-profit college sector, during which Democrats and Republicans took starkly different stances on how to address college accountability, prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse, and student […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum A top Education Department official said Wednesday that she could offer no timeline for the review of more than 158,000 outstanding borrower-defense claims. Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, said at a House oversight subcommittee hearing that the Trump administration hasn’t taken any action […]
Ed.gov MAY 21, 2019 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today major improvements to the College Scorecard, a tool launched by the U.S. Department of Education to help students make informed decisions about their education options after high school. The tool now includes information on […]
Inside Higher Ed DeVos plans a pilot program that will allow colleges to use Federal Work-Study funds for private-sector employment. Department also seeks to expand experiment providing Pell Grants to incarcerated students. By Andrew Kreighbaum Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday she will launch a pilot program allowing some colleges to […]